Pirate IPTV Raid: 150+ Encoders, STBs, and Servers Seized, Operators ArrestedAndy Maxwell, 23 Aug 12:44 PM A cursory skim through blocking records f
 | A cursory skim through blocking records for Italy's Piracy Shield system reveals that pirate IPTV servers can operate from almost anywhere. Asia-linked servers and services make regular appearances in the AGCOM list with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan-based platforms causing issues for rightsholders all over the world. Within China itself, enforcement actions take place far less often than rightsholders believe they should, but in Taiwan, raids are reported more frequently, with foreign rightsholders also likely to benefit. IPTV App Sold Online Leads Investigators to the Source In a report detailing events that culminated last month, Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) says that searches of online auction platforms revealed sales of an app known as Qingtian TV / Sunny TV. In common with similar TV piracy tools, Sunny TV offered live TV streams culled from legitimate broadcasters, bundled together in a mobile app. Organizations and TV companies with interests in that content ...Read More | In 2021, Germany joined a growing list of countries that have an institutionalized pirate site blocking scheme in place. Several large ISPs teamed up with copyright holders and launched the "Clearing Body for Copyright on the Internet" (CUII), which is responsible for handing down blocking 'orders'. While CUII doesn't rely on court judgments, there is some form of oversight. When copyright holders report a pirate site, a review committee first checks whether the domain is indeed linked to a website that structurally infringes copyrights. What Sites are Blocked? If a website overwhelmingly hosts or links to pirated material, the site can be nominated for a blocklist entry. This can apply to torrent sites, streaming portals, and direct download hubs, as long as piracy is front and center. Germany doesn't publish an official overview of the domain names subject to blocking. The decisions are public and often mention the target 'site' by name; domain names, URLs, and even the requesti...Read More |
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